Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Dec 2011)
Comparação do desfecho entre a cardiopatia chagásica e a miocardiopatia dilatada idiopática Comparison of outcome between Chagas cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Abstract
FUNDAMENTO: Pouco se sabe sobre o desfecho dos pacientes com cardiopatia chagásica, em comparação aos pacientes com miocardiopatia dilatada idiopática na era contemporânea. OBJETIVO: Comparar o desfecho dos pacientes chagásicos com insuficiência cardíaca sistólica crônica decorrente da cardiopatia chagásica ao observado em pacientes com MDI na era contemporânea. MÉTODOS: Foi incluído um total de 352 pacientes (246 com cardiomiopatia chagásica e 106 com miocardiopatia dilatada idiopática), seguidos prospectivamente em nossa Instituição, de janeiro de 2000 a janeiro de 2008. Todos os pacientes receberam tratamento clínico contemporâneo padrão. RESULTADOS: Na análise multivariada com o modelo de risco proporcional de Cox, o uso da digoxina (relação de risco = 3,17; intervalo de confiança de 95%, de 1,62 a 6,18; p = 0,001) necessitou de suporte inotrópico (relação de risco = 2,08; intervalo de confiança de 95%, de 1,43 a 3,02; p BACKGROUND: Little is known about the outcome of patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy in comparison to that of patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the contemporary era. OBJECTIVE: To compare the outcome of chagasic patients with chronic systolic heart failure secondary to Chagas cardiomyopathy with that observed in patients with IDC in the contemporary era. METHODS: A total of 352 patients (246 with Chagas cardiomyopathy, 106 with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy) prospectively followed at our Institution from January, 2000 to January, 2008 were included. All patients received standard contemporary medical therapy. RESULTS: In Cox proportional hazards model multivariate analysis, digoxin use (Hazard Ratio=3.17; 95% Confidence Interval 1.62 to 6.18; p=0.001), need of inotropic support (Hazard Ratio=2.08; 95% Confidence Interval 1.43 to 3.02; p<0.005), left ventricular ejection fraction (Hazard Ratio=0.97; 95% Confidence Interval 0.95 to 0.99; p<0.005), and Chagas cardiomyopathy etiology (Hazard Ratio=3.29; 95% Confidence Interval 1.89 to 5.73; p<0.005) were positively associated with mortality, whereas Beta-Blocker therapy (Hazard Ratio=0.39; 95% Confidence Interval 0.26 to 0.56; p<0.005) was negatively associated with mortality. Survival probability for patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy at 8, 24, and 49 months was 83%, 61%, and 41%, respectively, and for patients with Idiopathic Dilated cardiomyopathy 97%, 92%, and 82%, respectively (p<0.005). CONCLUSION: In the current era of heart failure therapy, patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy have a poorer outcome in comparison to patients with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
